THE STRAIGHT SHOOTER SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2011

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1 THE STRAIGHT SHOOTER SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2011 P.O. Box 4966 Foster City, CA A note from Anni: Anni Wunderlich, President. Bonjour: Yes, I made it at last.. France. It has been at the top of my Bucket List for a long time, and it was everything I had imagined it to be, if not more. So much to see, (one could spend at least two weeks in Paris alone) delicious food and wine, and wonderful people.. the French really know how to live, and I m anxious to go again. Our dances for the last two months have been well attended.. July 2, Red White and Blue with DJ s Mike and Joyce, July 16 International with DJ s Evelyn and Denny, July 30 Spurs that Jingle with Tina and Jeanette, August 6 Hawaiian Hustle with Mike and Joyce, and August 20, Hot August Nights with Evelyn and Denny. See photos on pages 4 and 5. Upcoming dances: September 3, Sports Night with Tina and Jeanette.. wear the colors of your favorite team. September 17 BIRTHDAY BASH with Mike and Joyce; this is a Pot Luck dinner, so bring a dish to share and get in FREE (there will be cake). October 1, Bad Taste with Gary Clayton; wear mismatched clothing. October 15, Mellow Yellow with JAMIE, we haven t seen Jamie for a long time, so please come along and support her. October 29, Halloween, with The King, Neil Hale. This is Neil s penultimate dance before his INSIDE THIS ISSUE Pg 2 Line Dance Lessons Pg 3 Club News & Places to Dance Pg 4 & 5 Articles & Pictures Pg 6 & 7 Dance Schedules Back page Membership form quicksteppers@yahoo.com Website: countryquicksteppers.org Cont. retirement on December 3, so please come along in costume (there will be prizes for the best), and give Neil pre-retirement support. PLEASE NOTE: His Graciousness, The King, will waive his entire DJ fee for December 3, if the paid attendance for both Halloween and Saddle Sores is in excess of 100. Neil has been in the business a long time, and I know we ll all be sorry to see him leave the DJ family and line dance community. If you haven t renewed your membership, this will be your last Straight Shooter, and as of September 1 admission will be $12.00 and you won t receive any freebies, so either pay your membership at the desk on September 3, or get a check in the mail pronto. Don t forget our catered New Year s Eve dance.. Martini Moments Glitz at the Ritz. Cathy will have the fliers and reservation forms available in September, and I know Dolores is coming up with some great ideas.. she is so talented. At the risk of boring you to sobs, I am going to repeat it once again. All clubs are having a difficult time staying afloat; gone are the days when Quick Steppers could boast a membership of 350 plus, now we re lucky to have 130 members, so please support the Club. Even if you don t attend dances any more, please renew your membership, as every member helps keep the Club alive. Remember.. Do not confuse forgiveness with trust, and DANCE FOR THE HEALTH OF IT. Cheerio, Anni

2 STRAIGHT SHOOTER SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER PAGE 2 Michael Barr (530) webmaster@michaelandmichele.com Website: Wed Evenings San Mateo For registration call (650) Beginner-7:30 The Next Step-8: Alameda de las Pulgas Evelyn Khinoo (650) ekhinoo@sbcglobal.net Tuesdays 7 to 9 PM Palo Alto Intermediate/Advanced Lucie Stern Center 1305 Middlefield Mike & Joyce Shannon (408) info@dancinshamrocks.com Website: dancinshamrocks.com Mon 7 to 9 PM & Wed 2 to 4 PM (Mike & Joyce) St. Thomas of Canterbury Church 1522 McCoy Ave San Jose Mon Basic beginner 10:30 to 11:15 AM (Joyce) Advanced beginner/intermediate 12:30 to 2:30 PM ((Joyce) Cypress Senior Center 403 South Cypress San Jose Mon All levels 1:30 to 3:30 PM (Mike) Southside Senior Center 5585 Cottle Rd San Jose Wed 10:10 to 11:40 AM Beginner 2+ 11:40 to 1:10 Beginner 2 Cupertino Senior Center (Mike) Fri 12 to 1:30 PM Beginner 1:30 to 3:30 PM Intermediate Cupertino Senior Center (Mike) Stevens Creek Blvd Cupertino Hedy McAdams (650) Website: danceadventures.com Thursdays 10:00AM to 12:35 PM Beginning classic line dances: to 10:45 AM Intermediate classic line dances: 10:55 to 11:45 AM Advanced classic line dances: 11:50 AM to 12:35 PM Lucie Stern Community Center 1305 Middlefield Rd Palo Alto Local Area Line Dance Classes Jeanette Feinberg (650) jmf720@aol.com Monday Evenings-285 Abbott Ave Daly City Beginner-7:00 to 8:00 pm- Intermediate-8:00 to 9:00 pm Tuesday Mornings-33 Arroyo, So San Francisco Beginner class 10:15-11:30 AM Tuesday afternoon-1:30 to 2:30 PM Basic Beginner Larcombe Hall 101 Lake Merced Blvd Daly City Wednesday Morning Intermediate 9 to 10 am San Bruno Senior Center Crystal Springs Rd San Bruno Wednesday Afternoon Advanced Beginner Class 1:15-2:45 PM Larcome Hall, 101 Lake Merced Blvd. Daly City Diana Ward (650) didi8854@aol.com Thursdays 9:00-Daly City Intermediate-151 Lake Merced Dr Thursdays 3 pm-pacifica Comm Ctr 540 Crespi Dr at Hwy 1-Pacifica Thursday Evenings-Brisbane 7:30 High Intermediate/Adv Friday 8:30 am-daly City Intermediate 101 Lake Merced Dr Cathy Dacumos (650) cch3@att.net Monday morning: High beginner 9:00 to 10:15 am Easy Intermediate 10:15 to 11:30 am Veterans Memorial Senior Center 1455 Madison Ave Redwood City Thursday afternoon: Beginner 1:30 to 2:45 pm Intermediate 2:45 to 4:00 pm San Carlos Adult Community Center 601 Chestnut St San Carlos Thursday evening: Beginner 7 to 8:15 pm Community Activities Bldg 1400 Roosevelt Ave Redwood City Jamie Hogan (650) Website: silvercreekdjanddance.com silver_creek@prodigy.net Dances held on second Fridays at Barrett Community Center Belmont Country Swingers Dance Club Lessons:Thursdays 7 to 9 PM Lolly Hansen Senior Center 375 East 9th Street, Tracy For info call or rosofam@pacbell.net View this Newsletter in color and find links to more Line Dance news On our website;

3 STRAIGHT SHOOTER SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2011 PAGE 3 CQS Board President: Vice Pres: Secretary: Treasurer: Anni Wunderlich John Swanson Marlene Knecht Jeanette Feinberg Membership: Marcie Walter Marshall: Marshall: Web Coordinator: Shooter Editor: 50/50 Winners: July 2: Joyce Shannon, Jan Cactus The Grange 743 Diablo Rd Danville Dances 1st Friday & 3rd Saturday Claudio Dacumos Jim Wicklund Shirley Sellers Cathy Dacumos Hanway, Dolores Meeks July 16: Sonny Sollecito, Gary Davidson, Helen Davidson, Fred Mangold July 30: Evelyn Khinoo, Victoria Garcia, Ricky Kwok, Claudio Dacumos August 6: Marlene Knecht, Victoria Garcia, Donna Dudley, Shirley Tam August 20: Victoria Garcia (twice), Carole Lallemand, Rita Garcia Tracy Country Swingers: Dances at San Joaquin River Club 30,000 Kasson Rd Tracy For dates and times contact: Phone: rosofam@pacbell.net 7:30-11:00 pm Country Hustlers Danville 2nd & 4th Saturdays 7:30-10:30 pm Check website for dance nfo Monthly Financial Summary- JUNE 2011 Income Admission Membership / Expense Hall Rental DJs Stamps,Shooter Boots n Buckles Dances every Friday night 8-11 PM Every 4th Friday at Swiss Park, all other Fridays at Flyers Refreshments, cards Month Totals $ $ Checking Balance: $ Cash $ CD Balance: $ JULY 2011 Admissions Membership / Hall Rental DJs Stamps, Shooter, Centerville Community Center 3355 Country Dr Fremont Flyers Gifts Checking Balance $ Cash $ CD Balance bootsnbucklesdanceclub.com First Sunday Dance DJs-Tina Beare & Jeanette Feinberg San Bruno Senior Center 1555 Crystal Springs San Bruno 1:00 to 4:00 pm skybearmom@att.net or jmf720@aol.com SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS Linda Cornell Sept 4 Elaine Padian Sept 4 Sonny Sollecito Sept 7 Patricia O Kane Sept 8 Kathy Whitman Sept 11 Randy Smith Sept 13 Betty Ma Sept 18 Gene Serrano Sept 18 Joyce Peloian Sept 25 Bernard Feinberg Sept 27 Tod Schlesinger Sept 29 OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS Lorraine Kurtela Oct 3 Rich Cadena Oct 7 Helene Swanson Oct 7 Fran Varady Oct 8 Dorothy Lee Oct12 Connie Wong Oct 17 Vickie Newman Oct 19 Mila Hansen Oct 28 Ray Flanagan Oct 29 Debbi Ramey Oct 19 Visit Our Club Website See the Newsletter in Color And more: Classes ideos Photos DJ Playlists Club Info Newsletters Club Calendar Links org

4 STRAIGHT SHOOTER SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2011 PAGE 4 Don t forget! Beginning July 2nd, admission prices for our dances will be $10 for members and $12 for non-members! CQS members showing off their best western wear for the July 30th Spurs That Jingle dance President Anni and VP John serving Root Beer Floats at the August 20th Hot August Nights dance Getting into the theme of Internationl night on July 16th < - Watch for info coming soon about ordering CQS shirts! You don t stop dancing because you grow old You grow old because you stopped dancing!

5 STRAIGHT SHOOTER SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2011 PAGE 5 August 6 was our Hawaiian Hustle dance Meet the newest member of the Quicksteppers board, in charge of membership, Marcie Walter. Marcie was born and raised in the SF Bay Area, but left at the age of 18, not returning to California for 20 years. For most of this time she lived, first in Oregon and later in Washington, in remote forest country sometimes only accessible by horseback. It was during this time that her four children were born. Later she lived in Virginia, and finally in Montana before moving back to the Bay Area. In addition to her children (two boys & two girls) she also has two granddaughters and a newborn grandson. Marcie met her current husband, Scot, at the printing company she started working for on her return to California. They have now been married for 19 years, and both still work in the commercial printing business. Marcie started line dancing in 2003 with a friend who was taking classes and then teaching what he d learned at the Mounted Patrol of S.M. County. Seeing her enthusiasm for dancing, he suggested that she take more lessons, and recommended Evelyn Khinoo s classes. As Marcie says, the rest is history. She still takes classes with Evelyn, and also with Michael Barr. She dances regularly on Fridays with Boots & Buckles, and on Saturdays with Country Quicksteppers, as well as at Tina & Jeanette's Sunday dances. Marcie also enjoys traveling to various line dance workshops & events throughout the year. Marcie's other interests include growing flowers and vegetables and sewing, and especially (not a surprise to anyone who knows her) jewelling anything she can. Marcie is grateful that line dancing has enriched her life, and for the many friends she has made in our local dance community as well as those she has met at out-of-town events. She is happiest when she is dancing, and calls line dancing her drug of choice. Her approach to life is that you only get one time around, so it is important to enjoy your family and friends while you can, and whenever you can, and just dance!

6 COUNTRY QUICKSTEPPERS SEPTEMBER Website: countryquicksteppers.org SEPT 3- Sports Night DJs-Tina & Jeanette Barrett Community Center SEPT 17- BIRTHDAY BASH! POT LUCK DINNER Bring a dish to share and get in free! DJs-Mike & Joyce Barrett Community Center DANCE TIMES 7:30 TO 10:30 PM MEMBERS $10.00 NON-MEMBERS $12.00 Directions to Barrett Community Center: 1835 Belburn Dr. Belmont From 101: take Ralston Ave exit, go west & cross El Camino. Continue for 1 1/2 miles and turn right on Avon, then left on Belburn. From 280: Take Ralston Ave exit, go east & cross Alameda, turn left on Avon, then left on Belburn

7 COUNTRY QUICKSTEPPERS OCTOBER Website: countryquickstepers.org OCT 1- Bad Taste Dance (Wear mismatched clothing) DJ Gary Clayton The Complex OCT 15 Mellow Yellow DJ Jamie Hogan The Complex OCT 29 Halloween DJ The King.. Neil Hale The Complex This is Neil s penultimate dance in the Bay Area before his retirement; his last dance will be December 3. Neil has offered to waive his entire DJ fee for Dec. 3 if paid attendance for both evenings is in excess of 100, so come along and give The King the farewell he deserves on both evenings. DANCE TIMES 7:30 TO 10:30 PM MEMBERS $10.00 NON-MEMBERS $12.00 Directions to The Complex, 550 Island Parkway, Belmont: From 101 southbound: Take Ralston Ave exit; turn left heading east. Turn left at the first set of lights, which is Island Parkway. The Complex is on your left, past the Mercedes dealership; go past it and make a U-turn to enter the parking lot. From 101 northbound: Take Ralston Ave exit & stay in the middle lane. Cross Ralston and you will be on Island Parkway. The Complex is on your left past the Mercedes dealership. Go past it and make a U-turn to enter the parking lot.

8 Country Quicksteppers P. O. Box 4966 Foster City, CA Countryquicksteppers.org CQS Membership Renewal July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012 (Please Print) Membership is $18.00 per person Date Paid Total Paid Name Birthday Name Birthday Address City Zip Code Telephone Home Work Emergency Phone Number Address Make your check payable to: Country Quicksteppers Bring to next dance or mail to: P. O. Box 4966 Foster City, CA Form must accompany payment.